In Greece, Alexis Tsipras’ Gamble Pays Off. Now What? Alexis Tsipras has won his third election this year. It's a remarkable
achievement for a man who won his first election on an anti-austerity
platform, his second after urging voters to support that position, and
his third after doing a U-turn and accepting tough bailout conditions
demanded by Greece’s creditors.

David Miliband: Europe’s Feeble Response to Migrant Crisis Threatens EUEurope’s “feeble” response to the migrant crisis—the largest
displacement of people since World War II—is threatening the European
Union, and European countries as well as the United States need to step
up to do more to help these refugees, David Miliband, a former British
Foreign Secretary, said in Washington September 18.

Is a US-Russia Confrontation Over Syria in the Cards? The Obama administration will have to confront Russia and
Iran—supporters of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad—if it
wants to win the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham
(ISIS), Frederic C. Hof, a Resident Senior Fellow in the Atlantic
Council’s Rafik Hariri Center, said September 16.

Energizing Democracy in BeninA new five-year, $375-million deal to develop the power sector in Benin
will be the engine that will "jumpstart" democracy by contributing to
stability in the West African nation, Benin’s President, Thomas Boni
Yayi, said September 10.

Europe Grapples with the Migrant Question As the world faces its biggest migrant crisis since World War II,
governments across Europe are struggling to find a solution to a
situation that is as much about integration and identity as it is about
immigration.

‘Why is Pakistan Playing this Game?’Shinkai Karokhail, a member of the budget and finance committee of the lower house (Wolesi Jirga)
of the Afghan National Assembly and a longtime activist for women’s
rights, education, and conflict prevention, sat down with the New Atlanticist's Ashish Kumar Sen for an interview on a recent visit to Washington.